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Registration is Now Open for Poetry Out Loud 2026 !!!

The Chicago Poetry Center is pleased to serve in its 9th year as the Chicagoland Regional Host Organization for the Poetry Out…

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PACBI and BDS at CPC

PACBI and BDS at CPC In 2024 Chicago Poetry Center conducted a community process and vote to formally adopt the…

Carnival of the Animals Workshop

CPC is facilitating three poetry workshops for middle and high school students at the Boys & Girls Club in Bridgeport!…

Blue Hour November 21

The Chicago Poetry Center presents BLUE HOUR, a free monthly in-person reading series and generative writing workshop at Haymarket House,…

Survey: Chicago’s small arts sector thriving, with 4,500+ artists, 1,800+ events annually

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ECOS Poetry Festival Celebrates Chicago’s Legacy Of Latine Poetry This Weekend

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Blue Hour October 16

The Chicago Poetry Center presents BLUE HOUR, a free, public monthly in-person reading series and generative writing workshop at Haymarket House…

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